Top Lady
1) Spider-Man
Spider-Man is the David Eckstein of superheroes—he’s not real big or imposing, but clever, fast, and strong. Spider-Man seems to do a lot of soul searching, but he’s pretty clear on his mission—fight petty crime and take on the occasional supervillain. The fact that he daylights as a science geek/photojournalist/pizza delivery guy makes him the most appealing—unlike Batman, he doesn’t come from money, and actually has a rent to pay.
2) Wonder Woman
Like Superman, Wonder Woman is not human. However, most of her crimefighting ability comes from her tools and weapons, like the Magic Lasso, rather than supernatural ability. I like that she doesn’t fly—but she does pilot an invisible jet (seriously, what’s the point of it being invisible? You can see her inside). Unlike her male counterparts, Wonder Woman’s not very complicated (she doesn’t seem to fall in love that much, or crave a father figure), but that’s what makes her so appealing—she’s just good, strong, and wears an awesome outfit.
3) Batman
It took some guts for Bob Kane to create the most intimidating and least reassuring superhero of all time. Batman doesn’t say too much, other than “I’m Batman,” so you’re never quite sure what he’s doing—we know he beats up bad guys, but you hesitate to describe him as a good guy, too. But, of course, this ambiguity (moral and otherwise) makes him one of the most exciting superheroes, and (I’ll go so far as to say) literary characters in American culture. Plus, he definitely has the coolest car.
4) She-Ra
I don’t remember too much about what She-Ra’s actual powers were, except that she was He-Man’s sister, a “Princess of Power” and had some serious weaponry. I’m sure she fought Skeletor in some capacity. Anyway, she was brave, she was a princess, and she had her own horse—for a 6-year-old girl, that’s really all you want in a superhero.
p.s. As the Top Guy likes to point out, Skeletor was a skeleton…with muscles.
5) Danger Mouse
In the early '80s, a lot of cable channels were starting up before they actually had a lot of original programming to show. For Nickelodeon, this meant the import of a lot of weird Japanese and European cartoons, including Danger Mouse. I think Danger Mouse was supposed to be a combination of Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, and Lord Nelson, and I believe he saved Parliament and Big Ben several times, which certainly qualifies him as a superhero. Also, his sidekick was a hamster.
Top Guy
1) The Tick
Actually, the Tick is a spoof on superheroes. The cartoon version was one of the funniest, most well-written shows on television in the ’90s. I can’t say how many Saturday mornings I spent watching the Tick, along with his trusty sidekick, Arthur, and fellow superheroes such as Sewer Urchin and American Maid protect Earth from supervillains such as the Terror, Chairface Chippendale and Joseph Stalin.
2) Spider-Man
What can Spider-Man do? Anything a spider can. But his powers aren’t limitless—seriously, how many times does he come this close to dying—which makes him so much cooler than the super-invincible, super-boring Superman.
3) Batman
He’s the only superhero without any super powers. Everything he achieves is through guts, determination and the coolest gadgets ever. In the Joker, he also has the coolest arch-nemesis of any superhero.
4) Wolverine
The X-Men are awesome, and Wolverine is the biggest badass of them all. He makes the list despite sharing a name and color scheme with Michigan’s football team.
5) Iron Man
He’s so cool, Black Sabbath wrote a song about him. Can he walk at all? Or if he moves, will he fall?
1) Spider-Man
Spider-Man is the David Eckstein of superheroes—he’s not real big or imposing, but clever, fast, and strong. Spider-Man seems to do a lot of soul searching, but he’s pretty clear on his mission—fight petty crime and take on the occasional supervillain. The fact that he daylights as a science geek/photojournalist/pizza delivery guy makes him the most appealing—unlike Batman, he doesn’t come from money, and actually has a rent to pay.
2) Wonder Woman
Like Superman, Wonder Woman is not human. However, most of her crimefighting ability comes from her tools and weapons, like the Magic Lasso, rather than supernatural ability. I like that she doesn’t fly—but she does pilot an invisible jet (seriously, what’s the point of it being invisible? You can see her inside). Unlike her male counterparts, Wonder Woman’s not very complicated (she doesn’t seem to fall in love that much, or crave a father figure), but that’s what makes her so appealing—she’s just good, strong, and wears an awesome outfit.
3) Batman
It took some guts for Bob Kane to create the most intimidating and least reassuring superhero of all time. Batman doesn’t say too much, other than “I’m Batman,” so you’re never quite sure what he’s doing—we know he beats up bad guys, but you hesitate to describe him as a good guy, too. But, of course, this ambiguity (moral and otherwise) makes him one of the most exciting superheroes, and (I’ll go so far as to say) literary characters in American culture. Plus, he definitely has the coolest car.
4) She-Ra
I don’t remember too much about what She-Ra’s actual powers were, except that she was He-Man’s sister, a “Princess of Power” and had some serious weaponry. I’m sure she fought Skeletor in some capacity. Anyway, she was brave, she was a princess, and she had her own horse—for a 6-year-old girl, that’s really all you want in a superhero.
p.s. As the Top Guy likes to point out, Skeletor was a skeleton…with muscles.
5) Danger Mouse
In the early '80s, a lot of cable channels were starting up before they actually had a lot of original programming to show. For Nickelodeon, this meant the import of a lot of weird Japanese and European cartoons, including Danger Mouse. I think Danger Mouse was supposed to be a combination of Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, and Lord Nelson, and I believe he saved Parliament and Big Ben several times, which certainly qualifies him as a superhero. Also, his sidekick was a hamster.
Top Guy
1) The Tick
Actually, the Tick is a spoof on superheroes. The cartoon version was one of the funniest, most well-written shows on television in the ’90s. I can’t say how many Saturday mornings I spent watching the Tick, along with his trusty sidekick, Arthur, and fellow superheroes such as Sewer Urchin and American Maid protect Earth from supervillains such as the Terror, Chairface Chippendale and Joseph Stalin.
2) Spider-Man
What can Spider-Man do? Anything a spider can. But his powers aren’t limitless—seriously, how many times does he come this close to dying—which makes him so much cooler than the super-invincible, super-boring Superman.
3) Batman
He’s the only superhero without any super powers. Everything he achieves is through guts, determination and the coolest gadgets ever. In the Joker, he also has the coolest arch-nemesis of any superhero.
4) Wolverine
The X-Men are awesome, and Wolverine is the biggest badass of them all. He makes the list despite sharing a name and color scheme with Michigan’s football team.
5) Iron Man
He’s so cool, Black Sabbath wrote a song about him. Can he walk at all? Or if he moves, will he fall?
4 comments:
Iron Man is a war-profiteer and She-Ra is product placement.
You both should have included Captain America. Damn Liberals.
The Tick is at least in the top 3 in my view. I love The Tick.
Me in Wonder Woman Underoos is by far the best superhero ever
Just on your top 5 of super heroes, being english and growing up on 'danger mouse', his side kick is actually a mole and not a hampster!!!
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